All campgrounds in Grand Teton National Park will be moving their reservations to recreation.gov for the 2022 season.
The Colter Bay RV Park and Tent Village, as well as Headwaters Campground and RV Park, which were previously reservable through Grand Teton Lodge Company, are moving to Recreation.gov. These locations, along with Colter Bay, Gros Ventre, Jenny Lake, Lizard Creek and Signal Mountain Campgrounds, will be available for booking on a six-month rolling basis, according to the National Park Service (NPS).
“This website is a tool to plan your next trip, figure out details, and reserve experiences at over 3,600 facilities and 103,000 individual sites across the country. The Recreation.gov mobile app puts adventure at your fingertips,” an NPS press release said. “From booking a weekend getaway to planning a cross-country road trip, the Recreation.gov app helps you find and reserve campsites, review location details, and quickly access information on past and upcoming reservations."
While a limited number of sites will be held back at the Colter Bay and Gros Ventre Campgrounds for reservation on a 14-day rolling basis, reservations are expected to fill quickly, and visitors are strongly encouraged to plan ahead, NPS.gov said. Park campgrounds will no longer be reservable through local campground call centers or websites.
Campsite opening dates are as follows:
| Gros Ventre Campground | April 29 |
| Jenny Lake Campground | May 6 |
| Signal Mountain Campground | May 13 |
| Colter Bay Campground | May 26 |
| Colter Bay RV Park | May 5 |
| Colter Bay Tent Village | May 27 |
| Lizard Creek Campground | June 10 |
| Headwaters Campground | June 1 |
| Headwaters RV Park | May 13 |
Campsite reservations will be made available up to six months in advance, NPS.gov said.
The move to recreation.gov comes in response to public requests for an advance reservation system to be launched at park campgrounds to increase ease and convenience when booking reservations, NPS said. The department debuted a “one-stop-shop” reservation system in 2021 and had great success: having shortened lines, reduced wait times, and alleviating certain traffic challenges that came with the busy season. The NPS decided to roll it out on a larger scale in 2022, the release said.
The original park was created in 1929. Congress combined the original park, the national monument, and the Rockefeller lands in 1950 to establish present-day Grand Teton National Park, NPS.gov said.
“Adventure has always drawn people to this area,” the website said. “No one knows who first climbed the Grand Teton, but American Indians explored the range and climbed many peaks before Europeans arrived.”
